Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biskīnan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną. Equivalent to *bi- + *skīnan.
Verb
*biskīnan
- to shine upon
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *biskīnan | |
| 1st sg. past | *biskain | |
| 3rd pl. past | *biskinun | |
| Past ptcple | *biskinan | |
| Infinitive | *biskīnan | |
| Genitive infin. | *biskīnannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *biskīnannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *biskīnannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *biskīnu | *biskain |
| 2nd singular | *biskīniʀi | *biskinī |
| 3rd singular | *biskīnidi | *biskain |
| 1st plural | *biskīnum | *biskinum |
| 2nd plural | *biskīnid | *biskinud |
| 3rd plural | *biskīnand | *biskinun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *biskīnē | *biskinī |
| 2nd singular | *biskīnēs | *biskinī |
| 3rd singular | *biskīnē | *biskinī |
| 1st plural | *biskīnēm | *biskinīm |
| 2nd plural | *biskīnēþ | *biskinīd |
| 3rd plural | *biskīnēn | *biskinīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *biskīn | |
| Plural | *biskīnid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *biskīnandī | *biskinan |
Descendants
- Old English: besċīnan
- Old Frisian: biskīna
- Old Saxon: *biskīnan
- Middle Low German: beschînen
- German Low German: beschienen
- Plautdietsch: beschienen
- Middle Low German: beschînen
- Old Dutch: *biskīnan
- Middle Dutch: beschinen
- Dutch: beschijnen
- Middle Dutch: beschinen
- Old High German: biskīnan
- Middle High German: beschīnen
- German: bescheinen
- Middle High German: beschīnen